Assam State Map

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FACT SHEET

Formation Year: 1912

Location: North East India

Capital: Dispur

Largest city: Guwahati

Number of Districts: 27

Area: 78,438 sq km

Population: 31,205,576

Sex Ratio: 958 F/1000 M

Density: 398/sq km

Literacy: 73.19%

Official Languages: Assamese

Located in the vicinity of Eastern Himalaya, Assam is one of the north-east states of India. It has more than 2,000 BC old civilization and during these periods, it was popular with the name 'Kamarupa' or 'Pragjyotish.'

Because of its geographical position, Assam shares its state boundary with all north-east states and others including Arunachal Pradesh in north, West Bengal in the west, Nagaland and Manipur Map in the east, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura in the south. It also shares its international boundary with Bhutan in the north and Bangladesh in south-west.
Because of its presence in Eastern Himalayan Regions, it has largely 'Tropical Monsoon Rainforest Climate,' and enriched with many varieties of flora and fauna. Assam is pretty resourceful state of India and posses various natural resources including petroleum, natural gas, limestone, coal, and other minerals like magnetic quartzite, sillimanites, kaolin etc. Significant species of state are Rhinoceros, White-winged Wood Duck, Golden Langur, Bengal Florican, Black-reasted Parrotbill, Pygmy Hog etc, other common species are tiger, hoolock gibbon, elephant, jerdon's babbler and many more. Surprisingly, Assam has more than 800 species of birds, which is the highest number of birds' species in India. It has also the highest number population of wild water buffalo in the whole world. Hence, to protect the wildlife, the region is protected by various National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries; name is given according to their geographical position.